Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO:  Nate Parker as Nat Turner in a scene from ‘Birth of a Nation’. By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Here’s a first look at one of the official images from Nate Parker’s much anticipated The Birth of a Nation, which the actor wrote, directed and also starred in, playing Nat Turner. The…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Writer/director Ryan Coogler (l) and Michael B. Jordan on the set of “Creed”, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.  (Photo Credit: Barry Wetcher) Interview with Kam Williams Filmmaker Ryan Coogler hails from the East Bay Area of Northern California. In 2011, his student film, Fig, which followed a young street prostitute’s fight to keep…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Keke Palmer  (Photo: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com) Find out why the singer will not label herself as gay or straight. By Renee Samuel BET.com Keke Palmer is not the “traditional” woman.  In an exclusive with People.com, the actress and singer talks her new video “I Don’t Belong to You.” By the end of the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Kendrick Lamar  (Kobby Dagan / Shutterstock.com) By Mesfin Fekadu associated press NEW YORK — Kendrick Lamar is the king of the Grammys: The rapper is the leading nominee for the 2016 awards with 11, including album of the year for “To Pimp a Butterfly” and song of the year for “Alright.” Lamar, who…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Run’s Sunday Suppers NEW YORK – Rev Run, the iconic musician and seminal hip-hop front man of Run-D.M.C, and Justine Simmons continue their tradition of weekly Sunday dinners with the family, in season three of “Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers,” premiering Wednesday, January 27th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Cooking Channel. Over 13…

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The 47th NAACP Image Awards nominees announced Live TV special and red carpet pre-show to air Feb. 5 on TV ONE BEVERLY HILLS, CA–The nominees for the 47th NAACP Image Awards were announced on Wednesday during a press conference from The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Californina. The categories and nominees were announced by…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Teyonah Parris By Kharisma McIlwaine Every few years, we see a new face emerge on the big screen with a presence that stands out among the sea of starlets in Hollywood. I had that experience when I saw Teyonah Parris for the first time in the film Dear White People.  Paris has been…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ora Jones as Mrs. Phelps in Matilda. By Kharisma McIlwaine If you’re anything like me you grew up reading Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Matilda tells the story of a brilliant little girl with an affinity for reading and adventure that far surpasses most 5-year-olds.   Matilda is often surrounded by narrow minded adults who…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nick Cannon in a scene from Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq. Interview with Kam Williams Nick Cannon is a multi-faceted entertainer who wears many hats: comedian, executive producer and host for television, film star, director, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of children’s books. Cited by People magazine as one of the “Top 10 Most Successful Young…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Michael B. Jordan in Creed. By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Within the first five minutes you can usually tell if you’re going to want to watch a movie–this is film criticism 101.  Before the opening credits were even presented, a vignette flashed on the screen to pull the viewer into writer/director Ryan Coogler’s (Fruitvale…

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